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22:01 18/11/2008

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OSCE mission hid Georgian war preparations - S.Ossetia official
21:32 18/11/2008
A South Ossetian official on Tuesday accused the OSCE representatives in Tskhinvali of concealing information that Georgia was preparing for a major offensive against the breakaway republic on August 7.
Russia urges resumption of dialogue with NATO, alliance wary
21:22 18/11/2008
Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov called on Tuesday for a resumption of dialogue with NATO, frozen after a five-day war between Russia and Georgia in August, but the alliance indicated there would be no major compromise.
Medvedev against changing method of electing Russian governors
20:49 18/11/2008
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday it would be wrong to change the current system of choosing regional leaders, which he described as "optimal."
Kiev disappointed by Medvedev's position on Stalin-era famine
20:00 18/11/2008
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's statement on the Stalin-era famine provoked disappointment in Ukraine, the country's ambassador to Russia said on Tuesday.
Medvedev sees new openings in relations with U.S. under Obama
19:43 18/11/2008
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Tuesday that he hoped the new U.S. administration could look at bilateral ties "at a different angle and more pragmatically."
Defense Ministry says Russian units to get Iskander on time
19:22 18/11/2008
Iskander tactical short-range missile systems will be delivered to the Russian military on time, a senior official said on Tuesday.
Russian defense minister warns of another, worse Georgian war
18:56 18/11/2008
The Russian defense minister warned on Tuesday that Georgia's military buildup and drive to join NATO could cause a conflict worse than the five-day war over South Ossetia in August.
Medvedev says Russia must never be parliamentary republic
18:51 18/11/2008
President Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday that Russia must never become a parliamentary republic.
Russia unhappy with U.S. missile defense political guarantees
18:39 18/11/2008
Russia is not satisfied with U.S. political guarantees on missile defense, the foreign minister said Tuesday after talks with his Portuguese counterpart.
Cost of India-Russia titanium project could double
18:13 18/11/2008
Nord Stream gas project important to EU - European Commission
18:01 18/11/2008
Moscow military court forms jury for Politkovskaya murder case
17:44 18/11/2008
Jury selection was completed on Tuesday for the trial in a Moscow military district court of three men over the October 2006 murder of Russian investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya.
Georgia in favor of normalizing relations with Russia
17:27 18/11/2008
Georgia is ready to normalize relations with Russia, but is concerned that there could be an escalation in tensions in the region, a Georgian deputy prime minister told Spain's EFE agency on Tuesday.
Russia could increase $182 bln financial rescue package
17:23 18/11/2008
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday the government could increase the current rescue package of 5 trillion rubles ($182 billion) against the backdrop of the deepening financial crisis.
Russia's S7 Airlines posts $5.7 mln net profit over nine months
16:56 18/11/2008
New Russia-EU cooperation pact talks to restart early December
16:36 18/11/2008
Talks on a new partnership agreement between Russia and the European Union will resume in early December, the head of the European Commission's Moscow office said on Tuesday.
Russian policeman who raped step-daughter freed by prosecutors
15:49 18/11/2008
Terminally ill ex-Yukos exec's spleen surgically removed
15:46 18/11/2008
Russia reports 5% industrial output growth over 10 months
15:44 18/11/2008

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